Meet PeeWee, a warthog at Riverbanks

Warthogs are strictly diurnal (active during the day, resting at night).

Male or female: Male

Range: Africa, south of the Sahara

Habitat: Open plains and savannas. Not endangered, plentiful in some areas but subject to loss of habitat.

Eating and sleeping habits: Warthogs are strictly diurnal (active during the day, resting at night); as soon as the sun sets they return to their dens and do not emerge until dawn.

Diet in wild: Mainly grass, but also berries and bark of young trees. In drought conditions, they will eat bulbs, roots and carrion.

Diet in the zoo: Vegetables.

Animal's personality: Warthogs can be solitary or live in small bands of four to 16 animals.

Weight and measurements: Warthogs weigh between 110 and 330 pounds. They are 2 to 3 feet high and 5 to 6 feet in length. The sows are 15-20 percent lighter than the males, and their tusks are not as developed.

Warthogs have barrel-shaped bodies; large, wide, fattish heads; huge curved tusks and facial warts. They are grayish-brown in color with a distinct reddish mane on the neck and back.